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AMG 1985 500SEC Wide Body Conversion

Having been a VW enthusiasts since I can remember but thought to share a little project of another German make as I'm coming down the home stretch on a wide body conversion.

The conversion was performed on 1985 500SEC with a kit produced from an 1983 500SEC AMG coupe saved from the crusher.

The donor was picked and pillaged pretty well before getting a hold of it but fortunately all of the vital bits were saved. 5.4 AMG modified engine, rearend and the all so gorgeous widebody kit. The donor had been issued a dismantled AZ and the decision was made to transfer all of the bits onto a healthy, California titled coupe.

AMG was merely an independent tuner before partnering up with Mercedes. A fully kitted AMG SEC sold for $100k+ back in the day!

Anyway, here are a couple of photos from the build which took approximately 9 months from the time I began stripping the donor. The widebody conversion has been completed and the interior is currently being freshed up. The 5.4 motor will be installed somewhere down the line.

Enjoy!

coupe purchased and being transfered at the junkyard

coupe officially arrives and the dissection begins

reare quarters

rear quarters extracted

what was left of the donor

repro wide body kit

recipient coupe before conversion

the original "Penta" wheels were gone so bigger, wider, nastier wheels had to be built

conversion compete, awaits prep for paint

sprayed, color sanded and ready to head home for final assembly

12" AMG/OZ vs OE bundt wheel

and finally assembled, polished and wheels fitted...

Anyone interested in the entire transformation can read about it here:

What did you use the repro kit for if you already had all the parts from the donor?

Originally Posted by SAV912

Going to church is bland. Eating vanilla ice cream is bland. Dating somebody from your local Ayn Rand book club is bland. This car makes all of those things seem as exciting as doing 12 lines of cocaine. With Katie Perry. While she's on fire...in Times Square. And you're naked.